diff --git a/doc/en/reference/fixtures.rst b/doc/en/reference/fixtures.rst
index 8ba59395e..dff93a035 100644
--- a/doc/en/reference/fixtures.rst
+++ b/doc/en/reference/fixtures.rst
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Built-in fixtures
         Store and retrieve values across pytest runs.
 
    :fixture:`doctest_namespace`
-        Provide a dict injected into the docstests namespace.
+        Provide a dict injected into the doctests namespace.
 
    :fixture:`monkeypatch`
        Temporarily modify classes, functions, dictionaries,